Gas May Soon Cost $7 and $10 a gallon...

[FitnessBrat]

But they also don't attack other countries for their oil. America is dependant on foreign oil and something needs to be done about it. We all need to wake up. I'm not happy about the $4 prices, but at least it is causing the casual american to wake up and educate themselves a bit on what is going on and what needs to be done. We have all be spoiled forever with cheap gas prices and it isn't reality.

We need to face the problem now and come up with a solution instead of just going around complaining about it.

Okay, well I guess I understand some of what you are saying but this wasn't really a gradual thing - we just got hit with it, HARD. The average american can not keep up.

As far as "focusing on the problem instead of just complaining about it" - I'm not being a smartass , but what should I do?

[toolwtf]

Everyone is so quick to say that. WE don't live in Europe - so what they pay doesn't mean a thing to me. They have always paid high gas prices, and we haven't - that is the difference.

But they also don't attack other countries for their oil. America is dependant on foreign oil and something needs to be done about it. We all need to wake up. I'm not happy about the $4 prices, but at least it is causing the casual american to wake up and educate themselves a bit on what is going on and what needs to be done. We have all be spoiled forever with cheap gas prices and it isn't reality.

We need to face the problem now and come up with a solution instead of just going around complaining about it.

[FitnessBrat]

wow, what the hell are you filling up a dump truck?

What do you drive? A Hummer?

I drive a Dodge Ram - Hemi.

[FitnessBrat]

In Europe, they have been paying $7-$8 per gallon for years. Thats why they all drive tiny cars over there (or take the bus or train). They also don't attack other countries for their oil so that could explain it. If you think about it, $4 per gallon isn't all that bad in comparison.

Everyone is so quick to say that. WE don't live in Europe - so what they pay doesn't mean a thing to me. They have always paid high gas prices, and we haven't - that is the difference.

[FrankTheTank55]

In Europe, they have been paying $7-$8 per gallon for years. Thats why they all drive tiny cars over there (or take the bus or train). They also don't attack other countries for their oil so that could explain it. If you think about it, $4 per gallon isn't all that bad in comparison.

Well 5 years ago gas was $1.43 here. Most people live paycheck to paycheck. So when the price of gas triples people never budgeted for that. That is why so many people are losing their houses they had to turn to credit cards. The monthly bill for gas for some people is more then the car payment. Just my thoughts Im no expert or anything.

[bigscott]

$95 to fill up today - what a bunch of sh*t :mad:

130 to fill mine -- have a diesil pickup --

[toolwtf]

In Europe, they have been paying $7-$8 per gallon for years. Thats why they all drive tiny cars over there (or take the bus or train). They also don't attack other countries for their oil so that could explain it. If you think about it, $4 per gallon isn't all that bad in comparison.

[Bouncer]

gas guzzling americans. What do you drive? A Hummer?

you have a way with women. :breakit:

[toolwtf]

$95 to fill up today - what a bunch of sh*t :mad:

gas guzzling americans. What do you drive? A Hummer?

[Bouncer]

$95 to fill up today - what a bunch of sh*t :mad:

wow, what the hell are you filling up a dump truck?

cost us $50 to fill up.

[FrankTheTank55]

$95 to fill up today - what a bunch of sh*t :mad:

Tell me about it. It cost me $75 and that will last maybe 10 days or so. I dont see how people that make minimum wage do it. Most of their paycheck has to go for gas. Sometimes I use that E85 just because its like .40 cheaper but that shit burns so fast it isnt really worth it.

[FitnessBrat]

$95 to fill up today - what a bunch of sh*t :mad:

[hitmansb]

Oil prices right now are based on futures speculation.

These bastards trading in oil futures eight years down the road are artificially inflating prices, and it's sickening. I hope there's a huge discovery of oil in the near future that causes the price to take a healthy dip, so all those spectulating scumbags to lose their shirts.

[Megiddo]

That, my friends, is what we call propaganda. I'm sorry, but what a bunch of crap. There is no freakin supply and demand problem. Goodness. Gas probably will go that high and we'll be told that it's because of supply and demand. Bullshit. Gas reserves go down 6% and the price of gas goes up 186%?!?! We're being sold a bill of goods, folks. The thing is that if our economy collapsed, so would the world's economies. The entire world isn't dumb enough to let that happen...at least one would hope. In the 70s, there was this "shortage" that made the price of gas shoot through the roof. People were lining up for miles to get gas. Come to find out, gas companies were holding their tankers offshore telling the public there was a shortage and jacking the prices up, then magically making the tankers appear with more gas. It's nothing new. It's a manipulation tactic that has been used many times before and the American public falls for it every time because we're lazy and stupid. People trading oil futures have completely lost their minds! There is no rational reason for trading oil futures at that price. All that has to be done is plant the IDEA that there is a supply and demand problem and we lose all common sense. Just the suggestion that oil will hit $200 a barrel will probably be enough to con us into paying that price out of panic. "Oh my God! We better buy at $200 or we won't get any! Oh my God!" It doesn't even matter if we do anything to reduce our consumption because the price escalation really isn't due to supply and demand in the first place. It just pisses me off that we're being scammed.

QFMFT!!!!!

Oil prices right now are based on futures speculation. There is no supply problem. There is no such thing as Peak Oil!. It is all coffee-house horseshit!

[NYCmitch25]

oil 130 and148 by sunmer = $6 a gallon :)